the ROTOGRAPH February 2010
Our 88th year
Carlisle Rotary Club District 7390 P.O. Box 301, Carlisle, PA 17013 Organized May 1, 1921 www.carlislerotary.org
“Service Above Self” Rotary International Officers 2009-2010 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009-2010 (Board meets at 11:00 a.m. on third Thursday) President of Rotary International John Kenny President JEFF CONWAY 243-4805 President-Elect JUAN GARCIA-TUNON 701-2485 www.rotary.org District Governor District 7390 Concetta Sparks www.rotary7390.org
Group “A” Clubs Carlisle Carlisle Sunrise Mechanicsburg Mech. North West Shore
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BRING A GOOD FRIEND/ PROSPECTIVE MEMBER TO OUR CLUB LUNCHEONS! It's the easiest way to expose our Club to possible new members! We must stay focused on this mission. This is key to the projects we undertake, and in keeping our District 7390 banner where we feel it should be!
Vice President Treasurer Asst. Treasurer Secretary Past President RI Foundation Chair Director Emeritus 2007-2010 2007-2010 2008-2011 2008-2011 2009-2012 2009-2012 2009-2012
GAYLE CHRISTMAN KEVIN BENTON HAROLD GIBB DAVE TWINING JUAN GARCIA-TUNON BILL HARKEY STUART KINES BILL BLANKMEYER BOB GERARD SANDY MUSSER NORM SMITH DAVE HAAG TOM HOUF RICK COPLEN
240-0805 258-4900 243-3402 243-8042 701-2485 960-9650 245-2158 245-2622 243-3331 243-4814 249-8092 241-2619 258-8590 703-786-7181
A CARLISLE ROTARY CLUB VISION STATEMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY The Carlisle Rotary Club: A world class Rotary Club, mindful of public image, that recruits and retains quality members and leaders that meets in the most congenial setting possible and is active across the four lanes of Rotary with emphasis on support of community, international and vocational programs and projects and whose every member contributes to the Rotary Foundation, meets attendance criteria and is actively in-
volved in Rotary service and fellowship events. February 2010
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ROTOGRAPH
the ROTARY CLUB OF CARLISLE PROGRAMS
ROTOGRAPH COMMITTEE Owen Snyder Gayle Christman
Gayle Christman, Chair Programs Committee February 4th SPEAKER & PROGRAM: Lou Lavetan, Franchise Advisor: FranNet: Business Ownership INVOCATION: Anthony Hoke GREETERS: Doug Heineman, Thomas Houf February 11th SPEAKER & PROGRAM: Valentine’s Day Luncheon, Allenberry Inn & Playhouse, Boiling Springs, PA INVOCATION: Robert Hollen GREETERS: Robert Hollen, Anthoney Hoke
Rotary International News My fellow Rotarians: January is the month the Romans associated with their two-headed god Janus: one head looking backward to the year that has just passed, and the other looking forward to the year ahead. In Rotary, January is the halfway point of our year of service, and it is also a time for us all to look at both the past and the future. It is the time of year to take stock, to review the goals that we have set for ourselves, and to evaluate how well we have fulfilled those expectations. It is a time to look honestly at our progress and our challenges and to consider the steps we will need to take to complete our planned service successfully. I am sure there is much you can be proud of achieving in the last six months. In my travels, I February 2010
February 18th SPEAKER & PROGRAM: Anne E. Bahn, Director of Giving, Susan Byrnes Health and Education Center, York, PA INVOCATION: Thomas Houf GREETERS: William Hoffman, Christopher Hoffman February 25th SPEAKER & PROGRAM: Teresa McMinn: Freelance Reporter, York PA/York Daily Record; “Howe to get publicity”. INVOCATION: Michael Hurley GREETERS: Steve Hietsch, Elaine Herstek
have already seen how much Rotarians can accomplish when they are determined to do so. You have helped bring safe, pure water to those who lacked it, provided food and shelter to those who needed it, and assisted in the educations of those who could not read or write. You have promoted the ideal of service within a context of fellowship, friendship, and high ethical standards. Rotarians are able to make changes that will shape the course not only of the months but of the years and decades that lie ahead. This is our privilege. It is also our duty as Rotarians – as caring members of society who are in the fortunate position of being able to help those living in conditions we can barely imagine. So there is much to be done these next months. Do not waste a moment of that most precious commodity: time. We are all volunteers serving in a volunteer organization. None of us was compelled to become a Rotarian; each of us chose, and was chosen, to Page 2
the possibility that they will have successful lives.
become a member. Every year, every day, each of us chooses to continue the task we have begun, and to continue to put Service Above Self. It is not always the easy path, but I know it is the right one. I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for the Rotary service you have given, the service you are giving, and the service I know you will continue to give in the future. The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands.
John Kenny President, Rotary International
Club News President Jeff’s Corner Fellow Rotarians, We have very good news. The America’s Promise Alliance has named the Rotary Club of Carlisle as a “Place of Promise.” This result stems from the fact that our club with its ongoing programs and revitalized ones wraps the children of Carlisle in the five promises which enhance February 2010
The promises include Caring Adults (Career Jamboree and Junior Achievement; Safe Places (support for Hope Station); a Healthy Start (support the CASD to send students to the Byrnes Health Education Center); Effective Education (Reading Program for Elementary School Students); and Opportunities to Help Others (Interact Clubs). Through the continuation and strengthening of these efforts, we are well on our way to achieving our fourth and fifth club goals – to develop a relationship with the BHEC and to formalize the club’s America’s Promise program. Please remember to bring in any paperback books that you would like to donate to the Carlisle branch of Operation Paperback, a program that has sent over 21,000 books to our deployed service members over the last four years. The Rotary Club’s collection campaign will continue through the month of February when the books along with a donation to help pay for shipping will be presented to Ms. Sally Brooks and Ms. Selina Fansler, Carlisle’s representatives for Operation Paperback. Please contact Bill Blankmeyer at 2452622 if you have a lead on any organization that might want to donate books to this worthy cause. The Career Expo (formerly Career Jamboree) Committee wants to thank everyone in advance for their support of the upcoming Career Expo at Carlisle High School that will be conducted on Tuesday, 16 March from 6 to 9 P.M. The focus for this event will once again be to provide career information to both students and their parents. However, this year’s new venue will also provide you the opportunity to share information about your local businesses and to become better known within the community. Additionally, as this event will have over 40+ secondary schools in attendance it is anticipated that a very large crowd will be in attendance. The Career Expo provides an important service to the community and introduces Rotary to our next generation. Please consider volunteering to participate in this event or to help find appropriate presenters from outside the Club. As in the past the Career Expo will be a joint venture with the support of our fellow Page 3
Rotarians from the Sunrise Club. Don’t forget to register for the Allenberry Valentines day luncheon on Feb. 11. Guests are $20.00 each and we also need to know if you are planning on coming. Register with Carol Lennon (carol.lennon@manpower.com) or see her at either of the next two regular meetings.
Dates to Remember February 11—Valentine’s Day Dinner at Allenberry
Yours in Rotary, Jeff
February Birthdays
February Song Leaders Bob Gerard Randy Aires Bill Spruill
4th 18th 25th
Dan Monken Stuart Kines Greg Lunde Mark Pinker Dean Glick George Kutz Alton Wentzel
3rd 5th 7th 10th 17th 26th 28th
50/50 Salespeople Juan Garcia-Tunon Jack Powell
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